my darling can you hear it? something's lurking in the leaves
I can feel its preying eyes on us from somewhere in the trees
I can feel its preying eyes on us from somewhere in the trees
It’s a relief to have the delay be a possibility. It feels wrong to burden the girl with such a thing, but Hotaru is selfish, and Atlas means too much to not give him the proper send off he deserves. “If it’s not too much for you,” she concedes, letting Seren pick her own boundaries but aware of the morbidity of it all.
Mention of her best friend is certainly unexpected but not at all unwelcome. “I would,” she agrees, relieved. “His magic would help us bury him. Though he doesn’t know I’m pregnant; I’ll have to tell him, or he’ll be furious he didn’t know first.” Laughing softly at the imagery of her grumpy brother trying not to show how disgruntled he is at being the last to know. “Let’s go back.” It takes her last remaining strength to make the choice. Leaving Atlas behind is difficult, but he is already gone in the way that matters. Now, they both need a bath, and Ru still needs to try her best to eat.
Mention of her best friend is certainly unexpected but not at all unwelcome. “I would,” she agrees, relieved. “His magic would help us bury him. Though he doesn’t know I’m pregnant; I’ll have to tell him, or he’ll be furious he didn’t know first.” Laughing softly at the imagery of her grumpy brother trying not to show how disgruntled he is at being the last to know. “Let’s go back.” It takes her last remaining strength to make the choice. Leaving Atlas behind is difficult, but he is already gone in the way that matters. Now, they both need a bath, and Ru still needs to try her best to eat.
my dear don't let it catch you - all that's left to do is run
Hotaru
